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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CST MON DEC 8 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    343 PM  65    1894  36      3       15       
  MINIMUM         29    229 AM -17    1882  20      9       -2       
  AVERAGE         34                        28      6        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.96 1892   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.38  -0.38     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.38  -0.38     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.96                     34.98   5.98    31.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1892   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.9   -1.9       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       1.9   -1.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       4.8    1.0      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        37     -6       58       
  MONTH TO DATE  246                       248     -2      276       
  SINCE DEC 1    246                       248     -2      276       
  SINCE JUL 1   1563                      1506     57     1479       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1066      9     1353       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        69      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2014......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2014......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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